The injuries that killed two-year-old Teon Morley were inflicted by another person, the pathologist who performed the autopsy testified on Tuesday. Dr. Caryn Sands said the injuries to the toddler's head, torso and extremities were "consistent with non-accidental death". Sands said that Teon died from hemorrhaging in the brain and stomach caused by blunt force trauma.

In addition to external bruises, Teon's spleen was lacerated, his left lung was bruised and there was hemorrhaging around his spleen. Trevor Carey, who was dating the little boy's mother, Crystal Forbes, is on trial for his murder that occurred on August 16, 2013 at an apartment on Allen Drive. Shown a photograph of a dented frying pan collected by police, Darell Taylor, the prosecutor, asked if it could have caused the fatal injuries. Sands said, "This is a blunt object. It is possible."

Teon's seven-year-old brother has testified that he saw Carey hit his brother on the hand with a frying pan. The pathologist observed bruises to both of the child's hands. Sands said she did not believe that a fall from a bed could have caused the injuries observed during the autopsy as "the distribution of these injuries involved multiple body sites".

The court has heard in earlier testimony that Teon fell from a bed on the date in question. His lawyer, Lessiah Rolle, had suggested that this fall or an allergic reaction could have caused his death. However, Sands did not agree.

Sands also observed healing abrasions to the buttocks, right forearm and leg. The pathologist was unable to say "with certainty" if those healing injuries were non-accidental.

The trial continues today before Justice Cheryl Grant-Bethell.

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